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Nice one rathole! What a way to join the Birdsong family, with an anniversary bass
(and one of the few Birdsongs in existence that have a maple fretboard!)
CongRATS, Rathole...
Every time I pick up my Corto (8c-117, if you will...) I cannot believe how much I love it. Get used to that feeling...
Every time I pick up my Corto (8c-117, if you will...) I cannot believe how much I love it. Get used to that feeling...
Congrads on getting a hell of a bass(excuse the language) !!! but you will love it and welcome to the Birdsong club !!!!
Congrads on getting a hell of a bass(excuse the language) !!! but you will love it and welcome to the Birdsong club !!!!
Hey C-T-Double-B... Just wondering... Did all of your Birdsongs fly away to new homes?
well, let me be the first to say, "way to jump in with both feet!"
can't imagine a nicer way to start....
can't imagine a nicer way to start....
Hello Everyone...My health is getting better
and the medical bills are shrinking..as to my Birdsong family that are left...I am down to 5 but 2 will fly the coup in the near future.
..remaining will be "Chopper", Sadhana#20 "Fiery Kim" and Cortobass #100 "3rd Anniversary Bass"... the ones that have left have gone all over the states, 2 to england and 1 to singapore(and yes, the one to singapore went as smooth as possible with no issues whatsoever)..all went to great people that appreciate their newly acquired Birdsongs..I stil miss all the Birdsongs that had to fly away to help my situation..!!! Its feels good to see the Birdsong Family growing,,,Scott and Jamie of Birdsong are great People and put together a remarkable instrument !!
Hello Everyone...My health is getting better
I'm happy to hear that everything is going better ben!
Pandapaul--I watched your youtube video----AMAZING!!
that was fantastic--sure beats the hell out of my E-A-D chord progression.
Awwww shucks, Rathole. Heheh. I really appreciate it! I had a lot of fun making those youtube videos. Of course, I always have fun when I'm playing my 'Fusion.
And, Ben! I am so very, very glad to hear that your health has improved. It's a true delight to hear things are looking bright for a truly delightful person.
Take care Birdsongers,
Paul
I believe Scott uses long scales... the string through takes care of the length. I just put new Curt Mangans on 8c-117. Long scales.
Oh:
My HS band was playing at a ball game Wednesday night.
The Ref came hustling over to me before the game, and I figgered he was going to tell me "don't play at such n such time" or something like that. Instead he said "Hey, is that a (*I can't remember what brand*)?" I said no, told him it was a Birdsong, and we spent some time chatting about basses, since he was a bass player. He said he wanted to to get something like this, and I gave him Scott's site.
My bass is the coolest in the world
But I don't think I am taking the Corto to any more ball games... too many basketballs and sweaty high schoolers flying around...
My HS band was playing at a ball game Wednesday night.
The Ref came hustling over to me before the game, and I figgered he was going to tell me "don't play at such n such time" or something like that. Instead he said "Hey, is that a (*I can't remember what brand*)?" I said no, told him it was a Birdsong, and we spent some time chatting about basses, since he was a bass player. He said he wanted to to get something like this, and I gave him Scott's site.
My bass is the coolest in the world
But I don't think I am taking the Corto to any more ball games... too many basketballs and sweaty high schoolers flying around...
I suggest using long scale strings and following Scott's restringing instructions here: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
That page has all relevant information regarding what strings are on Birdsongs and how to handle them. Personally I like a pretty light gauge string, and I found my fingers tiring quickly when tapping the medium gauge chromes.
With Chromes, it depends on if you are okay with going string-through with flatwounds. I've only ever used long scale Chromes on my Birdsongs - when I toploaded, I clipped the strings. I've been stringing through exclusively for the last two years.
If I went back to toploading, I'd get Medium scale.
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